NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding India and China

World excluding India and China: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 183,248 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
183,248
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
3rd
of 87 groups
All-time high
183,248
in 2027
All-time low
162,770
in 2008
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding India and China, 2005–2027

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2005201620272005: 164.5k2006: 164.4k2007: 163.4k2008: 162.8k2009: 165.3k2010: 164.7k2011: 163.9k2012: 163.7k2013: 163.7k2014: 163.5k2015: 164.7k2016: 166.2k2017: 166.6k2018: 166.7k2019: 167.0k2020: 180.8k2021: 174.9k2022: 170.6k2023: 169.5k2024: 173.1k2025: 176.4k2026: 179.8k2027: 183.2k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

World excluding India and China recorded 183,248 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding India and China peaked at 183,248 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 162,770, in 2008.

World excluding India and China ranks 3rd of 87 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding India and China, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in World excluding India and China, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 164,452
2006 164,379 -0.0%
2007 163,447 -0.6%
2008 162,770 -0.4%
2009 165,345 +1.6%
2010 164,686 -0.4%
2011 163,926 -0.5%
2012 163,748 -0.1%
2013 163,746 -0.0%
2014 163,482 -0.2%
2015 164,671 +0.7%
2016 166,248 +1.0%
2017 166,611 +0.2%
2018 166,690 +0.0%
2019 167,018 +0.2%
2020 180,781 +8.2%
2021 174,919 -3.2%
2022 170,609 -2.5%
2023 169,537 -0.6%
2024 173,078 +2.1%
2025 176,391 +1.9%
2026 179,755 +1.9%
2027 183,248 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 164,079 162,770 165,345 5
2010s 165,083 163,482 167,018 10
2020s 176,040 169,537 183,248 8

Countries ranked near World excluding India and China

  1. 1 India 62,191 compare
  2. 2 China 19,097 compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 18,321 compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 10,070 compare
  5. 5 Nigeria 7,207 compare
  6. 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6,927 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding India and China?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding India and China was 183,248 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World excluding India and China?
The highest recorded value was 183,248 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World excluding India and China?
The lowest recorded value was 162,770 in 2008.
How does World excluding India and China rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
World excluding India and China ranks 3rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in World excluding India and China?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World excluding India and China data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.